Borissiakia Explained

Borissiakia is an extinct genus of chalicothere, a group of herbivorous, odd-toed ungulate (perissodactyl) mammals, that lived during the late Oligocene in Kazakhstan. They had claws that were likely used in a hook-like manner to pull down branches, suggesting they lived as bipedal browsers.^[1]

Sources

• Classification of Mammals by Malcolm C. McKenna and Susan K. Bell

Notes and References

1. Coombs. Margery C.. The chalicothere Metaschizotherium bavaricum (Perissodactyla, Chalicotheriidae, Schizotheriinae) from the Miocene (MN5) Lagerstatte of Sandelzhausen (Germany): description, comparison, and paleoecological significance. Paläontologische Zeitschrift. 83. 1. 85–129. Springer Berlin / Heidelberg. 13 Feb 2009. 10.1007/s12542-009-0004-x. 140194075. https://web.archive.org/web/20180724012217/http://doc.rero.ch/record/209675/files/PAL_E4183.pdf. July 24, 2018. dead.